| baroque |
(often capitalized) the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, characterized by bold and elaborate forms of ornamentation. |
| census |
an official count of the people who live in a country or other area. A census is also used to collect information about these people, such as their job, age, or sex. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| intensify |
to make stronger, more acute, or more intense. |
| loiter |
to stand around idly. |
| perspective |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view. |
| predictive |
indicating future events. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| prosecutor |
an attorney who tries a case against an accused person in a court of law. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| reminisce |
to recall past experiences, often with fondness or pleasure. |
| retract |
to pull back in. |
| sibling |
a sister or a brother. |
| sprawl |
to lie, sit, or fall with the arms and legs spread out in a loose or relaxed way. |
| vigilante |
one who seeks to avenge a crime or injury or to punish a suspected criminal without legal authority or due process. |